Improvement in check-rein spread and attachment



D. SCHOO-NMAKER.

CHECK-RENT SPREAD AND ATTACHMENT. I No. 188.546. Patented. March 20,1877.

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attached to a saddle-bolt.

-water-hook, in connection with the reineyes 0, which are arranged in the same plane of the head and neck. When the eyes 0 are ar- UNITED STATES PATENT QEEIcE.

DANIEL SOHOONMAKER, OF NEWARK, -NEWJERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHECK-REIN SPREAD'AND- ATTACHMENT.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 188,546, dated March 20, 1877; application filed September 9, 1876.

1'0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL SoHooNMAKER, of Newark, county ofEssex, and State of New Jersey, have .invented a new and Improved Check-Rein Spread and Saddle-Bolt, of which the following is a specification Figure 1 is a side view of my check-rein spread connected with the water-hook of a harness. Fig.2 is a section on line a; w in Fig; 1. Fig. 3 is a top view of the rein-spread Figs. 4 and 5 are views of the saddle-bolt.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention consists of a rein spread formed in one piece, of cast metal, which is attached to the ends of the check-rein straps, or is provided with loops running transversely to its body, in which case the strap-may be continuous from one end of the bit to the other, simply passing through the loop of the spread. The spread is of such form as to be readily placed on, or removed from, the waterhook. i

My invention further consists in a bolt having a head of peculiar form, to be applied to the saddle, to be used 'in place of the usual spread.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is a rein-spread, consisting of a casting having an oval eye, 01,. from which diverge the curved arms b, having at their outer ends as the arms 12, as in Fig. 3, or transversely, as in Figs. 1 and 2. The arms b are connected, near their centers, by an arcshaped brace, d, to which a loop, 6, may be attached for receiving a single check-rein passing over the top ranged transversely, as in Figs. 1 and 2, the

The rein-spread may be finished by plating it with nickel or silver, or by coating it with rubber or celluloid.

1 do not confine myself to the exact form shown in the drawing, and described herein, as it may be varied to suit the tastes of the manufacturer or purchasers.

The object of spreading the check-rein is to remove the same from contact with the horses neck and mane, and to permit the latter to be placed inside the rein without being pressed close to the neck.

Having .thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. As an improved article of manufacture, a check-rein spread, A, composed of the oval eye a, curved arms 1), eyes 0, and arc-shaped brace d, with or without the eye 0, substan- DANIEL SOHOONMAKER.

Witnesses:

O. SEDGWIGK, ALEX. E. ROBERTS. 

